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Firms battle for venture capital funding

Investment Week asks managers where they believe the best opportunities and key risks lie in the forthcoming 12 months.

Being at the heart of today's smartphone and data usage explosion, it is hard to see how an investment in a European incumbent telecoms company could possibly have gone wrong in the past decade or so.

In a market laced with uncertainty and doubt, investors have more than turkey to chew on during the traditional festive period, and the mulled wine offers a welcome tonic after a year of anaemic growth and dashed expectations.

Allianz GI's Matthew Hall explains why despite positive sentiment, the outlook is not completely sunny for the UK economy.

The biggest issue looming over the horizon as we head into the New Year might be an impending shift in the relative valuation of the dollar, according to Pictet AM's Andrew Cole.

Which companies fell by the wayside during this year's volatility?

Progress on SOE reform needs to be watched closely because it is an area where shifts in management could benefit the economy in a number of ways, according to Koon Chow, senior macro and FX strategist emerging markets fixed income team at Union Bancaire...

The economic conditions are not improving significantly in the eurozone with poor growth and low inflation, according to EI Sturdza's Eric Vanraes.

Along with slowing growth in China and the continued weakness in commodities, the focus is turning to higher discount rates in 2016, at least in the US, says Columbia Threadneedle's Chris Kinder.